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Children with ‘plastic’ brains: A critical Overview of Halpern’s approach of How Children Learn Their Mother Tongue
2023. urn:nbn:hr:162:759945
Pintarec, Veronika
University of Zadar
Department of Linguistics

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Pintarec, V. (2023). Children with ‘plastic’ brains: A critical Overview of Halpern’s approach of How Children Learn Their Mother Tongue (Undergraduate thesis). Zadar: University of Zadar. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:759945

Pintarec, Veronika. "Children with ‘plastic’ brains: A critical Overview of Halpern’s approach of How Children Learn Their Mother Tongue." Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, 2023. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:759945

Pintarec, Veronika. "Children with ‘plastic’ brains: A critical Overview of Halpern’s approach of How Children Learn Their Mother Tongue." Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, 2023. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:759945

Pintarec, V. (2023). 'Children with ‘plastic’ brains: A critical Overview of Halpern’s approach of How Children Learn Their Mother Tongue', Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, accessed 11 January 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:759945

Pintarec V. Children with ‘plastic’ brains: A critical Overview of Halpern’s approach of How Children Learn Their Mother Tongue [Undergraduate thesis]. Zadar: University of Zadar; 2023 [cited 2025 January 11] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:759945

V. Pintarec, "Children with ‘plastic’ brains: A critical Overview of Halpern’s approach of How Children Learn Their Mother Tongue", Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, Zadar, 2023. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:759945

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TitleChildren with ‘plastic’ brains: A critical Overview of Halpern’s approach of How Children Learn Their Mother Tongue
Title (croatian)Kritički osvrt na Halpernovu hipotezu o usvajanju prvog jezika
AuthorVeronika Pintarec
MentorMarijana Kresić Vukosav (mentor)
Committee memberMia Batinić Angster (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberMarco Angster (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberMarijana Kresić Vukosav (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zadar
(Department of Linguistics)
Zadar
Defense date and country2023-09-28, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
General Linguistics
Abstract
This study gives a critical overview on Halpern’s approach on how children acquire their mother tongue. The validity of Halpern’s approach has been tested and a comparison with Universal Grammar by Chomsky has been made. The validity of Halpern’s approach has been tested out using a set of criteria found in the existing literature. The comparison includes firstly elaborating arguments for and against both Halpern’s approach and Universal Grammar, as well as drawing conclusions based on the evidence found in the existing literature. The methodology that was incorporated in this study included Pinker’s six criteria for a good theory, and neurolinguistic, linguistic and empirical evidence gathered from existing literature. Both Halpern’s approach (2015) and UG model (1995) had firstly been elaborated separately in detail and later on compared to one another in the discussion. After discussing and presenting both Halpern’s approach and UG model, this study indicates that Halpern’s approach cannot be seen as a theory as it lacks important neurolinguistic, linguistic and empirical evidence.
Abstract (croatian)
Ovaj rad daje kritički osvrt na Halpernovu hipotezu o usvajanju prvog jezika. Ispitana je valjanost Halpernove hipoteze te je napravljena usporedba sa Chomskyjevom teorijom Univerzalne gramatike. Valjanost Halpernove hipoteze testirana je korištenjem niza kriterija koji se nalaze u postojećoj literaturi. Usporedba prvo uključuje razradu argumenata za i protiv Halpernove hipoteze i univerzalne gramatike, kao i izvođenje zaključaka na temelju dokaza pronađenih u postojećoj literaturi. Metodologija uključuje Pinkerovih šest kriterija za dobr teoriju te neurolingvističke, lingvističke i empirijske dokaze prikupljene iz postojeće literature. Halpernova hipoteza (2015) i Univerzalna gramatika (1995) prvo su zasebno detaljno razrađene, a kasnije se uspoređuju međusobno u raspravi. Nakon rasprave i detaljnog pojašnjenja Halpernove hipoteze i Univerzalne gramatike, ovaj rad ukazuje da se Halpernova hipoteza ne može smatrati teorijom jer nedostaju važni neurolingvistički, lingvistički i empirijski dokazi.
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Keywords (croatian)
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:162:759945
Study programmeTitle: Language and Communication in a Multilingual Society
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilšni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) lingvistike (sveučilšni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) lingvistike)
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